Kokeapparatet brukes med gassbeholderen.

Because kokeapparatet is in the definite singular form of a neuter noun.

• et kokeapparat = a cooker / a cooking device
• kokeapparatet = the cooker / the cooking device

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun rather than written as a separate word like English the.

Here the base noun is kokeapparat, and because it is neuter, the definite ending is -et.

Kokeapparat is a compound noun:

• koke = to boil / to cook
• apparat = device / apparatus

So kokeapparat literally means something like cooking device or boiling apparatus. In real-life use, it often refers to a portable stove, camping stove, or similar appliance, depending on context.

English often uses a more natural word than the literal parts suggest, so even though the compound looks very mechanical, it may simply mean stove in the right context.

Brukes is an s-passive form.

• bruker = uses / is using
• brukes = is used

So:

• Kokeapparatet bruker gassbeholderen would mean The cooker uses the gas container
• Kokeapparatet brukes med gassbeholderen means The cooker is used with the gas container

Norwegian often forms the passive by adding -s to the verb, especially in instructions, rules, manuals, and formal writing.

Yes. This is a very common Norwegian passive structure.

There are two main ways Norwegian can express the passive:

1. s-passive

   • brukes = is used

2. bli-passive

   • blir brukt = is being used / gets used

In manuals and general instructions, the s-passive is especially common because it sounds concise and impersonal.

So this sentence has the kind of style you often see in product instructions.

Med means with.

In this sentence, it shows that the cooker is used together with or in combination with the gas container.

So med gassbeholderen means something like:

• with the gas container
• using the gas container
• together with the gas canister

This is natural Norwegian when talking about equipment that works along with another item.

Gassbeholderen is the definite singular form:

• en gassbeholder = a gas container
• gassbeholderen = the gas container

The sentence uses the definite form because it probably refers to a specific gas container already known from the context, such as:

• the matching container for the device
• the container shown in a manual
• the container already mentioned earlier

This is very common in instructions, where the text assumes you know which object is meant.

Gassbeholder is typically a masculine noun:

• en gassbeholder = a gas container
• gassbeholderen = the gas container

For many masculine nouns, the definite singular ending is -en.

So the two nouns in the sentence have different definite endings because they have different genders:

• kokeapparat → neuter → kokeapparatet
• gassbeholder → masculine → gassbeholderen

Not directly. Grammatically, the sentence is a statement in the passive, not an imperative.

It means:

• The cooker is used with the gas container

In English, that kind of passive statement often appears in manuals and can function like an instruction in context, but the Norwegian sentence itself is not the command form.

A direct command would be more like:

• Bruk kokeapparatet med gassbeholderen.
  = Use the cooker with the gas container.

So the sentence you have is more neutral and descriptive, which is typical of instruction-manual style.

Yes, that is part of the idea. Med is broad and can cover both:

• together with
• by means of / using

Here it suggests that the gas container is the item used in connection with the cooker, likely as its fuel source.

So the exact English wording depends on context:

• used with the gas container
• used together with the gas canister
• operated using the gas container

All of these reflect the same basic Norwegian structure.

Normally, no.

• med = with
• av often means by, of, or from, depending on context

If you used av here, it would suggest a different relationship. In passive sentences, av can introduce the agent:

• Boken leses av studenten = The book is read by the student

But in your sentence, the gas container is not really the agent doing the action. It is the accompanying item or fuel source. That is why med is the natural choice.

Because Norwegian usually puts definiteness at the end of the noun instead of using a separate article.

Compare:

• the cooker → kokeapparatet
• the gas container → gassbeholderen

This is one of the biggest structural differences from English. English uses a separate word (the), while Norwegian often uses an ending:

• en bil = a car

• bilen = the car

• et hus = a house
• huset = the house

The sentence is a good example of that pattern.

Yes. Brukes is present tense passive.

So the sentence is literally in the present tense, but in context it often expresses a general rule or standard usage, not something happening right now at this exact moment.

That is very common in instructions and technical descriptions. English does the same thing:

• The machine is used with...
• The device operates with...

So this is a present-tense statement about normal or correct use.

Not necessarily. Other words may appear depending on the exact type of container:

• gassbeholder = general gas container
• gassflaske = gas bottle / gas cylinder
• gasspatron = gas cartridge
• gassboks = gas can

A manual may choose one term over another depending on the product. Gassbeholder is fairly general and technical-sounding, which fits instructional language well.